Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. Neither have we been called to control them. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be …
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It’s not about rules
The practical awe of God On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to get my awe of God back. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts are practical, The Holy Spirit equips us to minister in whatever way we minister. I ended up with six steps, …
Temptations part 2
Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Discipline
The practical awe of God When I was deciding on what to write during Lent I forgot about the panic of seeing an empty page. On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to get my awe of God back. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts …
Devastation—Lamentations 1
Psalms not in the psalter Lamentations of Jeremiah The Lamentations are five psalms that describe the results of Babylon's destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. in detail. The first four chatters are in the form of an acrostic poem, this form using the whole of the Hebrew alphabet in order. The other common element is …
Temptations part 1
Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Knowledge of God is practical—Colossians 1:9-12
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. Paul returns to personal prayer here. …
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Seeking God in the hard times—Psalm 25
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. At the end of Psalm 24 is the Hebrew term Selah! …
The God who gives—Colossians 1:3-6
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. At this point, the order of …
Welcome back—Psalm 24
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mainly personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. It is nice to come into a warm welcome with everything …
Making an ass of myself 